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>> the world is -- what is happening in cairo. we urge the government in egypt and all parties in egypt to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. >> basically issuing a statement. is the president right to keep the united states at arm's length from what's happening in egypt? >> the president has to navigate the anger and resentment that's now felt on both sides of the equation in egypt. let's remember, we have a stake in egypt's stability for the regional goals and objectives of u.s. foreign policy, jonathan. not only the camp david accords, not only its role in counterterrorism against islamists and terrorists throughout north africa, but also as a center of stability, relative stability in this arab spring. so the most important leverage we have is the economic leverage we have over the future of egypt's economy and the need of the egyptian military to borrow vast sums from multilateral institutions to support its economic renewal. that's going to be the leverage, not the military aid. >> ambassador, a
>> the world is -- what is happening in cairo. we urge the government in egypt and all parties in egypt to refrain from violence and resolve their differences peacefully. >> basically issuing a statement. is the president right to keep the united states at arm's length from what's happening in egypt? >> the president has to navigate the anger and resentment that's now felt on both sides of the equation in egypt. let's remember, we have a stake in egypt's stability for the...
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. >>> and to the crisis and the mess in cairo. egypt's president more morsi is asking them to stay there. more syrians are refusing to cancel a rev 49er render. morsi did cancel the rally. it did little to bring calm to the streets of cairo. the washington post wrote about the muted response from the united states through all of this saying, quote, the administration's rejoineder is that this isn't about america. egyptians and other arabs are writing their history now, and they will have to live with the consequences. moreover, the last thing secular protesters need is an american embrace. that's surely true, but it's crazy for washington to appear to take sides for those who want a liberal, tolerant egypt. somehow that's where the administration has ended up. we'll talk more about this with david ignatius coming up on "morning joe." >>> now to the hoax. it has two australian deejays apologizing for the first time. about time. the deejays said they were heart broken and saddened for the families of jacintha saldanha, one of the du
. >>> and to the crisis and the mess in cairo. egypt's president more morsi is asking them to stay there. more syrians are refusing to cancel a rev 49er render. morsi did cancel the rally. it did little to bring calm to the streets of cairo. the washington post wrote about the muted response from the united states through all of this saying, quote, the administration's rejoineder is that this isn't about america. egyptians and other arabs are writing their history now, and they will...
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nbc's foreign correspondent, aym ayman moin deen is in cairo. the re-election process has started, and yet the people are still angry. why? what's fueling this? >> well, martin, it's really two fundamental issues. one, it has to do with the long process of democratic transition. people are not satisfied that the election process for parliament and presidency is going to take over the course of eight months. keep in mind, when the military first assumed responsibility, they promised to hand over power within the course of six months. they've already gone beyond that deadline. but more important, it's how the military's conducting day-to-day affairs. keep in mind, 12,000 people, civilians, are being tried in military courts. they feel the military is imposing draconian measures on their civil rights. so people are extremely frustrated with the way the military's conducting day-to-day affairs here. >> secretary clinton pointed out that the country's security forces and extremists are targeting women. in one case, a woman was dragged on the ground,
nbc's foreign correspondent, aym ayman moin deen is in cairo. the re-election process has started, and yet the people are still angry. why? what's fueling this? >> well, martin, it's really two fundamental issues. one, it has to do with the long process of democratic transition. people are not satisfied that the election process for parliament and presidency is going to take over the course of eight months. keep in mind, when the military first assumed responsibility, they promised to...
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cairo was obviously all over the media. that led to kind of a copycat operation in this benghazi facility out there. and, of course, the whoelg thing seems to have come out o of anger in the islamic and arab world of this crazy and on knox vus video that went out. we all know that. that's in the paper, the news that came out. what's new, pussycat? why do they keep making this into a big deal? >> because they have nothing else. their theory of the case has always been that the white house deceived the public because they were so scared obama would look at the counterterrorism potential two months after the benghazi attack. so we have all these e-mails that go out saying it was the white house that created the talking points that describe what happened being related to the video or somehow related to the video. and it was the cia, the state department, not the white house that put that language together and now they're talking about a coverup of a coverup that didn't exist. i went back and people can go to motherjones.com bec
cairo was obviously all over the media. that led to kind of a copycat operation in this benghazi facility out there. and, of course, the whoelg thing seems to have come out o of anger in the islamic and arab world of this crazy and on knox vus video that went out. we all know that. that's in the paper, the news that came out. what's new, pussycat? why do they keep making this into a big deal? >> because they have nothing else. their theory of the case has always been that the white house...
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nbc jim maceda is in cairo for us on this saturday. jim, these morsi reforms were to be a test of his strength of the muslim brotherhood strength. how did they do? >> well, you're right. this was a crucial day for president morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters. they needed a massive turnout today at that rally kind of to stem the momentum of the opposition, which, as we have reported, has seen hundreds of thousands of secular, moderate egyptians, leftists, christians all turning out in that iconic tahrir square on at least two occasions this past week alone. and which tonight, by the way, is continuing its ten-city occupation of the square. but today really did belong to morsi supporters. their show of support was very big in the tens of thousands, perhaps 100,000 or more outside cairo university and had the feeling of a political rally. waving flags, carrying banners and chanting slogans and some clashes between pro and anti-morsi groups, but up in alexa alexandria, not in cairo. overall, very peaceful. the muslim brotherhood m
nbc jim maceda is in cairo for us on this saturday. jim, these morsi reforms were to be a test of his strength of the muslim brotherhood strength. how did they do? >> well, you're right. this was a crucial day for president morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters. they needed a massive turnout today at that rally kind of to stem the momentum of the opposition, which, as we have reported, has seen hundreds of thousands of secular, moderate egyptians, leftists, christians all turning...
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nbc's jim maceda from cairo, also giving us the on ss alexandria. back here, turni to smping repu was supposedly to a war for the heart and soul for the grandld ? are there a whole even? we wt to bng in the thehogan, lt stop withing about this -e oba tableur cliff negotiations. wh happened to this debate andx rats? aft this shellackint would hap now. the conservative wing is saying modete saying you me him go too far right, that's h problem. frankly, k?craig. we need to quitbeing modere and focus on leadership. we have plenty leaders within the r i?at's lies from. people like martinez and people havdl bsnd partisan bias and say, we've got to lead our state actually govern me day. and that type of leadership and. i think there's a hole for that ithin the republican vparty. emerge and t of the gop. >> richard, hoganusioned susan?á na marneohn boehner in the republican party. who is the leader of the republicanparty? else? f the former mitt romne w in obviously notg. thearty%cough from yes, it's john boehner who lea the one national body where t
nbc's jim maceda from cairo, also giving us the on ss alexandria. back here, turni to smping repu was supposedly to a war for the heart and soul for the grandld ? are there a whole even? we wt to bng in the thehogan, lt stop withing about this -e oba tableur cliff negotiations. wh happened to this debate andx rats? aft this shellackint would hap now. the conservative wing is saying modete saying you me him go too far right, that's h problem. frankly, k?craig. we need to quitbeing modere and...
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then he gave this powerful speech in cairo that he referred to. but what he had never done until today, four years later, is make this powerful connection with israel for an american president. that is an absolute prerequisite for the peace process. remember the reason why the united states is special in the world is we're the only -- in the context of the peace process -- is because we're the only country that can possibly move israelis towards a compromise position and talk to the palestinians. but to have that power, to be special in that way, the united states president must have a connection with israel and its people. he must be powerful in israel. he must be popular in israel. barack obama, to be candid, has not been popular in israel as compared to bill clinton and george bush. what this speech was about was trying to do in one hour what those politicians had done through engagement week after week, was to show the israelis that he understands intellectually, politically, he understands why they feel special about their country. to bring a
then he gave this powerful speech in cairo that he referred to. but what he had never done until today, four years later, is make this powerful connection with israel for an american president. that is an absolute prerequisite for the peace process. remember the reason why the united states is special in the world is we're the only -- in the context of the peace process -- is because we're the only country that can possibly move israelis towards a compromise position and talk to the...
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a calm settling in cairo and other cities. the death toll from yesterday's protests, according to the ministry of health now is at 60. that number could rise in the coming hours. hundreds more have been injured. on the political front, the two sides could not be further apart. for now, organizers say they will give president morsi until tuesday to meet their demands, if he does not do so, they will continue acts of civil disobedience. but morsi insists he will remain in power. >> be safe. we'll talk to you later in the morning. >>> even though edward snowden is living in limbo in the moscow airport, he is making major waves. "der spiegel" reports that the nsa bugged european union offices, accessed e.u. computer networks. and the top delegation. the top officials demanded an explanation from washington. snowden is on asylum from ecuador. but his chances of going there may be smaller. over the weekend, that country's president revealed that vice president biden phoned him, politely asking he reject snowden's request. it is mosc
a calm settling in cairo and other cities. the death toll from yesterday's protests, according to the ministry of health now is at 60. that number could rise in the coming hours. hundreds more have been injured. on the political front, the two sides could not be further apart. for now, organizers say they will give president morsi until tuesday to meet their demands, if he does not do so, they will continue acts of civil disobedience. but morsi insists he will remain in power. >> be safe....
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nbc's jim maceda is in cairo with the latest on that. >> hi, craig. supporters really needed a massive turnout today at their rally to stem the momentum of the opposition, which has seen hundreds of thousands of real mix of secular, moderate, leftist, liberal, christian and other minority egyptians who have been filling up tahrir square over the past week and which tonight, by the way, continues its ten-city occupation of the square. today in the end belonged to morsi supporters. their show of support was big, at least in the tens of thousands, perhaps 100,000 or more outside cairo university and it really had the feel of a political rally. there were people waving flags, carrying banners and chanting pro-morsi sloegers. there were some clashes reported, not in cairo, but in the north in alexandria between pro and anti-morsi groups. overall, however, the day was peaceful. that's because the muslim brotherhood is much more focused on politics than on protests. it wants to see as quickly as possible the ratification of that new draft constitution. which
nbc's jim maceda is in cairo with the latest on that. >> hi, craig. supporters really needed a massive turnout today at their rally to stem the momentum of the opposition, which has seen hundreds of thousands of real mix of secular, moderate, leftist, liberal, christian and other minority egyptians who have been filling up tahrir square over the past week and which tonight, by the way, continues its ten-city occupation of the square. today in the end belonged to morsi supporters. their...
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joining us from cairo is ayman mo mohadean. we've talked about how dramatically this scene has changed. if you look back at the scenes from earlier in july, there were laser lights, a sense of jubilation in the square. couple that with images of today and this week, the violence, 600 people dead. give us if you will the latest, the feeling on the ground in terms of the movement, the seeming ground swell of support for ousted president mohamed morsi. >> reporter: well, you know, if there's one way we can describe egypt over the course of the last several weeks and last several years, it's every time there's a moment of opportunity, it seems to be squandered. even if there was any silver lining in the removal of president mohamed morsi, that seems to be disipitating by the day. we're already getting reports of a spike in the death toll. today was the day that many people were hoping wouldn't be violent. unfortunately, it is turning out to be just as deadly as some of those in recent memory. according to members of the muslim brot
joining us from cairo is ayman mo mohadean. we've talked about how dramatically this scene has changed. if you look back at the scenes from earlier in july, there were laser lights, a sense of jubilation in the square. couple that with images of today and this week, the violence, 600 people dead. give us if you will the latest, the feeling on the ground in terms of the movement, the seeming ground swell of support for ousted president mohamed morsi. >> reporter: well, you know, if there's...
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not just here in cairo, but up in the now river delta, alexandria, places like that. so that has been going on independent of this. these demonstrations here on the other hand have been relatively nonviolent. festive at times. we haven't seen that type of violence over the past week here. they've been very careful to stay on message, and it's been since for about a week now,s's been entirely the anti-morsi faction or opposition. they want to get the message out that they're staying here, sitting in or demonstrating until the draft constitution is literally torn up. >> jim made maceda, thank you. >>> coming up, snas revealing a major discovery on mercury. we'll have you for you next. plus why dollar bills could soon be a thing of the past. it's just one of the things that we thought you should know. ♪ aids is not going to take my baby. ♪ aids will not take our future. ♪ our weapons are testing... education, care and support. ♪ and aids... ♪ aids is going to lose. aids is going to lose. ♪ something this delicious could only come from nature. new nectresse. t
not just here in cairo, but up in the now river delta, alexandria, places like that. so that has been going on independent of this. these demonstrations here on the other hand have been relatively nonviolent. festive at times. we haven't seen that type of violence over the past week here. they've been very careful to stay on message, and it's been since for about a week now,s's been entirely the anti-morsi faction or opposition. they want to get the message out that they're staying here,...
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joining me from cairo, nbc news foreign correspondent ayman, authorities are still looking for others. correct? >> reporter: that's correct. it is important to emphasize that nbc news has not independently confirmed that. that is a report that the associated press is making. this would certainly be a significant development. however, we do know that an arrest warrant has been issued not only for the leader of the muslim brotherhood but also for one of his top deputies, a man who is widely considered to be the policy architect of the muslim brotherhood. these two individuals now have arrest warrants out for them for their involvement in ordering or inciting the killing of protesters outside the muslim brotherhood headquarters this past sunday. but aside from those two individuals, we have already seen the pressure being stepped up against islamist organizations, including the muslim brotherhood. by already know that several media outlets affiliated with them have been shut down. there have been mid level arrests of some individuals. more importantly, a cairo prosecutor now has also lau
joining me from cairo, nbc news foreign correspondent ayman, authorities are still looking for others. correct? >> reporter: that's correct. it is important to emphasize that nbc news has not independently confirmed that. that is a report that the associated press is making. this would certainly be a significant development. however, we do know that an arrest warrant has been issued not only for the leader of the muslim brotherhood but also for one of his top deputies, a man who is widely...
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. >> in tunisia, in cairo the u.s. embassy another picture in jordan, in bahrain, in kuwait in libya, the u.s. compound the flag was flown there. >> not surprisingly the republicans who are behind some of the conspiracy theories are sticking to their story because i'm sorry just doesn't to be in their vocabulary. >> there is a group that was involved that claims an affiliation with al qaeda. >> all of that would directly contradict what the "new york times" says was an exhaustive investigation that story is just not accurate. >> steve clemens, editor at large and eric bullock, i am so glad to have both of you here because there's so much i want to talk about. steve i'll start with you. on "meet the press" david gregory asked about a previous statement that was directly contradicted by the report. >> the american people were effectively lied to for a period of about a month. that's important to get right. >> just want to be clear what you believe the lie was. >> this was a terrorist attack from the get-go. it was never
. >> in tunisia, in cairo the u.s. embassy another picture in jordan, in bahrain, in kuwait in libya, the u.s. compound the flag was flown there. >> not surprisingly the republicans who are behind some of the conspiracy theories are sticking to their story because i'm sorry just doesn't to be in their vocabulary. >> there is a group that was involved that claims an affiliation with al qaeda. >> all of that would directly contradict what the "new york times"...
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nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us now, live in cairo. richard, first a question about president -- former president mubarak. he's in the hospital. clinging to life. close to death. how does that play out in the streets, and does it have any effect on the future of egypt's democracy? >> clinging to life, yes. we are told close to death. well, it depends how far you define close. his lawyer told us this morning that he's actually getting somewhat better, that his condition is stabilizing. but his health is in a very serious and grave condition. we've been told by a u.s. source that mubarak could have just days or perhaps a few more weeks to live. how this could play out? el with, this is a very dangerous time in this country. egyptians are still waiting for the official and final results of the disputed election. as you mentioned, both sides, the muslim brotherhood and shafiq claiming victory. if mubarak were to die in the middle of this process, it would add another emotional element to a very volatile time. but, no, his direct health doe
nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us now, live in cairo. richard, first a question about president -- former president mubarak. he's in the hospital. clinging to life. close to death. how does that play out in the streets, and does it have any effect on the future of egypt's democracy? >> clinging to life, yes. we are told close to death. well, it depends how far you define close. his lawyer told us this morning that he's actually getting somewhat better, that his...
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nbc is in cairo on this friday afternoon, friday night there in cairo. before we get to the protestors, sir, i know you have new information about voting on the country's draft constitution. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right, craig. in fact, breaking news just coming here it to nbc. that is that the vote scheduled to begin tomorrow for all egyptians living abroad. this was a vote on egypt's new draft constitution set to take place at embassies around the world. that vote now has been delayed according to egypt's electoral commission. the reason it's so important is because it is an indication as to the insight perhaps of egypt's president more hhamed m and what's taking place on the streets. protestors demand that president morsi rescind a decree that gave him absolute powers that he issued two weeks ago. also, they wanted to see president morsi delay the vote that was scheduled to take place on december 15th inside the country on this new draft constitution. while he has gone aahead and delayed that vote for egyptians living abr
nbc is in cairo on this friday afternoon, friday night there in cairo. before we get to the protestors, sir, i know you have new information about voting on the country's draft constitution. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: that's right, craig. in fact, breaking news just coming here it to nbc. that is that the vote scheduled to begin tomorrow for all egyptians living abroad. this was a vote on egypt's new draft constitution set to take place at embassies around the world....
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jim maceda joins us from cairo. to me this is the most fascinating subplot within the tension between israel and hamas, the role of egypt. what is mohamed morsi's role in all of this and is there any sense of agreement from the egyptians they're trying to help ease the tension? we know president obama has been on the phone with mohamed morsi constantly over the last 48 hours. >> reporter: hi there, luke. we'll get more of an idea after secretary of state clinton meets with president morsi. she is just wrapping up that meeting. she is then going to see the foreign minister here and then give a press conference. hopefully in terms of the agreement, the second part of your question, we'll be getting some answers. in terms of morsi's role, as you say, he's a key mediator here. and if he emerges with a deal, there's no question but that this man, and keep in mind he's the former leader of the muslim brotherhood, he will emerge as a top regional power broker, that everyone will have to listen to. but the question is, will
jim maceda joins us from cairo. to me this is the most fascinating subplot within the tension between israel and hamas, the role of egypt. what is mohamed morsi's role in all of this and is there any sense of agreement from the egyptians they're trying to help ease the tension? we know president obama has been on the phone with mohamed morsi constantly over the last 48 hours. >> reporter: hi there, luke. we'll get more of an idea after secretary of state clinton meets with president...
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thanks also to amon in cairo. i'm joined by former national security adviser for president george w. bush steve hadley. steve, good to see you. a lot going on. let's talk about iran and the testing of iron dome, at least against short-range rockets. the promise from president obama for more money for more missile defense against the longer range missiles. they already have patriots there, but obviously some more long-range protection as well. what is iran's read now, seeing that morsi and the islamist party has been the guarantor of this cease-fire? does that create more leverage for egypt and less for iran as the mentor to hamas and gaza? >> well, it does give egypt some influence with hamas. they, of course, have the same muslim brotherhood roots. on the other hand, this has been an opportunity for iran, because iran in some sense has been the arming agent of hamas in the same way they have been the arming agent of hezbollah. and it is also viewed by many as proof that israel only makes concessions in the face o
thanks also to amon in cairo. i'm joined by former national security adviser for president george w. bush steve hadley. steve, good to see you. a lot going on. let's talk about iran and the testing of iron dome, at least against short-range rockets. the promise from president obama for more money for more missile defense against the longer range missiles. they already have patriots there, but obviously some more long-range protection as well. what is iran's read now, seeing that morsi and the...
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they won't let us add the cairo warning. it's their call, national security staff's call. >> this is quite a window into what usually is a hush-hush process about how to deal with these types of attacks and the spin that irrevocably comes afterwards. kelly o'donnell thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. thank you for doing a lot on the run. >> a lot of detail i didn't mean to hit you with a firehose of info but we're working it out. >> i want to go to the panel real quick. politically this is not good for the white house right now. does it stick? >> sure, they look terrible. there have been comparisons to watergate. they did not try to kill people, get their staff killed. this was them trying to save face after something terrible had happened and try to prevent what looks like accurate perception that they had not been careful enough in benghazi, they had been sloppy about security and ignored warnings. as you read that, it sounds like the state department is very concerned about this. at one point reportedly the state
they won't let us add the cairo warning. it's their call, national security staff's call. >> this is quite a window into what usually is a hush-hush process about how to deal with these types of attacks and the spin that irrevocably comes afterwards. kelly o'donnell thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. thank you for doing a lot on the run. >> a lot of detail i didn't mean to hit you with a firehose of info but we're working it out. >> i want to go to the panel real...
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we're live in cairo next. plus, tragic news out of london from the hospital where the duchess of cambridge had been treated. send me your thoughts on facebook and twitte twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. [ metal rattling ] ♪ boo! i am the ghost of meals past. when you don't use new pam, this is what you get. residue. [ female announcer ] bargain brand cooking spray leaves annoying residue. that's why there's new pam. let's see if we can get the same item at walmart for less? okay. fijit friends. fifteen bucks on rollback. wow! that's a savings of over 29 bucks! twenty-nine bucks!!?? and they're powered by friendship. see for yourself if you could save on the brands you want. walmart. when you give a child a toy, it has to work. ♪ make just one someone happy and when it's a toys for tots child, well, what could be more important? so this year, every hasbro toy donated to toys for tots will be powered by duracell. happy holidays. duracell with duralock. trusted everyw
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. >>> in what's called the biggest women's demonstration in cairo, demanding the government military step down. marchers carried a photo of a woman whose clothes were partially pulled off by troops as a symbol of their outrage over the brutal treatment of female protesters. some 10,000 chanting women carried signs, turned out for the massive march throughout downtown cairo. this as 14 people were reportedly killed during a fifth day of clashes between protesters and military forces. >>> back here at home, it may not officially be winter yet but a blistering snowstorm that plowed through the southwest and southern plains was a bitter reminder of what's in store over the next few months. at least six deaths are blamed on the severe storm that's fizzling out as it moves toward the great lakes. roads were closed across kansas and the texas panhandle to allow crews to clear snow and treacherous patches of ice. near whiteout conditions piled snow drifts up to ten feet. >>> now here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. a flight headed for georgia ended
. >>> in what's called the biggest women's demonstration in cairo, demanding the government military step down. marchers carried a photo of a woman whose clothes were partially pulled off by troops as a symbol of their outrage over the brutal treatment of female protesters. some 10,000 chanting women carried signs, turned out for the massive march throughout downtown cairo. this as 14 people were reportedly killed during a fifth day of clashes between protesters and military forces....
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how optimistic are you that talks in cairo can get back on track? >> i'm very disappointed that the cease-fire talks broke down of the the egyptians made a major effort along with the saudis and of course secretary kerry. it's quite clear that what happened here is that the israelis who expected an unconditioning cease fire in exchange for an effect, these negotiations are now facing hamas, that is demanding that israel make important economic concessions that the israelis refuse to, in order not to grant hamas some sort of victory to take back to their public that is demoralized as it was with this terrible month they endured. >> jonathan, let's talk about the israelis and the changing sent. to some degree you've touched on in your writing, relating to israel supporters around the world maybe perhaps not necessarily in israel. i'll read an excerpt where you see a decade ago i would argue it's a fair reading of the facts to view israel as a state that desired peace and use of force was justifiable. that argument weakened substantially in the interve
how optimistic are you that talks in cairo can get back on track? >> i'm very disappointed that the cease-fire talks broke down of the the egyptians made a major effort along with the saudis and of course secretary kerry. it's quite clear that what happened here is that the israelis who expected an unconditioning cease fire in exchange for an effect, these negotiations are now facing hamas, that is demanding that israel make important economic concessions that the israelis refuse to, in...
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embassy in downtown cairo. this video emerged, or at least information about the video, emerged as a couple of clerics in the city started to talk about them. they started to talk about them on local egyptian television. they were claiming that the video was about to be aired. and emotions got out of hand and people tried to climb over the walls -- they did climb over the walls and entered the u.s. embassy. that's what happened in egypt. what happened in benghazi was totally different. there were -- it was allegedly inspired by the same thing, the same video, but in that city, militants attacked the u.s. consulate. it appeared coordinated. they appeared to be using military tactics. they were armed with heavy weapons. that's not the thing an impassioned crowd just does. an impassioned crowd doesn't just have rpgs on hand, move in and have an attack that takes place in at least two waves. that's the kind that al qaeda or an al qaeda-like organization, and there are many of them in libya, could carry out against
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this is cairo. not during the revolution that brought morsi to power, but now, this is cairo right now. tens of thousands of protesters have been out there for about two weeks in the famed tahrir square and near the presidential palace. they're very upset that their newly elected democratic president morsi is doing things that they not so democratic. he is trying to make it so his decisions are not subject to judicial review. at least six civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in the violence. president obama called his egyptian counterpart yesterday to express concern about the situation that seems to be spinning out of control. he urged president morsi to meet with and negotiate with the opposition. >>> you probably saw a really cool image. a nighttime view of the earth from space. nasa was able to show us this image, thanks to a new satellite equipped with something called visible infrared imaging radiometer suite. but this image of the globe from space is not what you might think it is.
this is cairo. not during the revolution that brought morsi to power, but now, this is cairo right now. tens of thousands of protesters have been out there for about two weeks in the famed tahrir square and near the presidential palace. they're very upset that their newly elected democratic president morsi is doing things that they not so democratic. he is trying to make it so his decisions are not subject to judicial review. at least six civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in the...
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nbc's ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from cairo monitoring the situation. let's start with egypt. how much more trouble is morsi in there? >> reporter: well, he's definitely politically isolated because all of egypt's major political factions have really come out against him for both the constitutional decree that gave him absolute powers nearly two weeks ago and kicked off all of these protests, but more importantly, they're very upset with him that he's trying to ram home this constitution that was drafted by an assembly made up mostly of islamist parties loyal to the president within just two weeks. so, that's fueled a lot of the street anger, left six people killed. it also brought out the military outside of the presidential palace. today, the opposition is calling for another million man march. no doubt, though, that the president's politically isolated and under mounting public pressure. mika? >> let's go back to syria. you've been following that situation since it began last year. assad's grip obviously slipping, but what about the potential of the
nbc's ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from cairo monitoring the situation. let's start with egypt. how much more trouble is morsi in there? >> reporter: well, he's definitely politically isolated because all of egypt's major political factions have really come out against him for both the constitutional decree that gave him absolute powers nearly two weeks ago and kicked off all of these protests, but more importantly, they're very upset with him that he's trying to ram home this...
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you are looking at a live picture in cairo. as you can see, hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have packed cairo city's tahir square to force mohamed morsi out of office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. our man in egypt, live in cairo, where i'm told the crowds continue to swell. and ayman, i remember morsi campaigning on the promise if it was called for his ouster, he would leave office. has his position on that changed? >> reporter: no, not at all. in fact, president mohamed morsi is as defiant as he has ever been, saying that calls for his ouster would be tantamount to a coup on his legitimacy. the way he and his supporters have interpreted the protests is that they have a democratic mandate to counter. the crowds behind me have led a popular grass roots campaign to collect more than 22 million signatures demanding that he step down. the plan to bring those signatures here to the presidential palace, to deliver them to president mohamed morsi. the problem, though, is that president morsi and
you are looking at a live picture in cairo. as you can see, hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have packed cairo city's tahir square to force mohamed morsi out of office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. our man in egypt, live in cairo, where i'm told the crowds continue to swell. and ayman, i remember morsi campaigning on the promise if it was called for his ouster, he would leave office. has his position on that changed? >> reporter: no, not at all. in...
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joining us now from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent amman. thank you for joining us. my first question is just about the motivations, morsi's motive augustss here. initially when this sort of power grab, if you will -- we'll call it that -- began, there was some sense and some analysis that this was an effort to -- an effort at efficiency, to get things down and that the democratic process would be restored. that seems increasingly less the case. this seems like a consolidation of power. what is your read on the situation? >> well, i think it's very important to depending on who you ask you get a different read. if you start with the president's camp, and that is president morsi backed by the hardline islamist groups, politicians, including the muslim brotherhood freedom and justice party, they are advocating to go ahead with this referendum on time because of several reasons. they say this will chart a transition to democracy. it will prop up back the institutions of the state that had all but collapsed after the revolution. they want to see this go ahead as schedule
joining us now from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent amman. thank you for joining us. my first question is just about the motivations, morsi's motive augustss here. initially when this sort of power grab, if you will -- we'll call it that -- began, there was some sense and some analysis that this was an effort to -- an effort at efficiency, to get things down and that the democratic process would be restored. that seems increasingly less the case. this seems like a consolidation of...
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they're meeting in cairo. these are two crucial countries. on one hand you have -- they're both large populations. historic allally they're wester friendly. they're anchors between israel and their neighbors. he's probably the most distinguished and elder statementsmen in the region, and morsi is new and democratically elected and trying to make his mark as a statesman himself. it's unclear what kind of pressure they can bring to bear on israel. both would resist getting involved militarily, but unpredictable things can happen. those are the two things to keep our eye out for. >> thousands protested the gaza air strikes as a different climate in egypt. we have a civil war in syria impacting that entire area. i have to ask you about the air strikes to jerusalem. as martin fletcher mentioned, this did not happen. >> there's a large palestinian population in jerusalem, which is not quite the same number of arabs live in tel aviv. a fair number live in tel aviv, but a large number of arabs live in palestinian. it's the first time a rocket was fir
they're meeting in cairo. these are two crucial countries. on one hand you have -- they're both large populations. historic allally they're wester friendly. they're anchors between israel and their neighbors. he's probably the most distinguished and elder statementsmen in the region, and morsi is new and democratically elected and trying to make his mark as a statesman himself. it's unclear what kind of pressure they can bring to bear on israel. both would resist getting involved militarily,...
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. >> the speech was reminiscent of remarks the president gave in cairo in 2009, something mr. obama himself took note of. >> four years ago i stood in cairo in front of an audience of young people politically, religiously, they must seem a world away. but the things they want, they're not so different from what the young people here want. they want the ability to make their own decisions and get an education and get a good job and worship god in their own way, to get married, raise family. the same is true of those young palestinians i met with this morning. the same is true for young palestinians who yearn for a better life in gaza. that's where peace begin, not just in the plans of leaders but in the hearts of people. >> this was mr. obama's chance to appeal to a new generation of israelis and to reach out to them in a personal way, something his critics charge he hasn't done before. in many ways it was vintage obama. the world witnessed the return of the hope and change go from 00:2from -- change guy from 2008. >> let me say this as a politician. i can promise you this. pol
. >> the speech was reminiscent of remarks the president gave in cairo in 2009, something mr. obama himself took note of. >> four years ago i stood in cairo in front of an audience of young people politically, religiously, they must seem a world away. but the things they want, they're not so different from what the young people here want. they want the ability to make their own decisions and get an education and get a good job and worship god in their own way, to get married, raise...
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. >>> and we have some developing news to report to you out of cairo, egypt. officials say at least 60 people have been injured in violent clashes in the past few hours outside the presidential palace. there are reports two people are killed but authorities deny it. tens of thousands of demonstrators at the palace and president morsi reportedly slipped out a back door. we have more from jim maceda in cairo. >> reporter: tamron, this is what many here feared would happen. street battles breaking out between the morsi supporters and demonstrators. last night, it was opposition that seemed to score big, bringing out tens of thousands in to the streets and then of course marching on the presidential palace where eventually morsi andç his riot police were seen actually beating a tactical retreat leaving the palace grounds in the hands of baffled anti-morsi protesters. some of whom then erected tents as they have done in tahrir square. today it was the muslim brotherhood's turn calling a count count counterdemonstration and it wasn't long before they overwhelmed t
. >>> and we have some developing news to report to you out of cairo, egypt. officials say at least 60 people have been injured in violent clashes in the past few hours outside the presidential palace. there are reports two people are killed but authorities deny it. tens of thousands of demonstrators at the palace and president morsi reportedly slipped out a back door. we have more from jim maceda in cairo. >> reporter: tamron, this is what many here feared would happen. street...
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also major unrest in egypt as 100,000 protesters stormed the palace in cairo forcing president morsi to flee. we'll update you on the situation there. but first our top story live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. and we begin with the latest on the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff deadline of automatic tax hikes on everybody and what appears to be a stalemate in the negotiations. in his first interview since the election, president obama reiterated his demand that any deal must raise taxes on the highest earner. yesterday obama also appeared to showroom for flexibility on actually relowering those tax rates in the future. >> i don't think that the issue right now has to do with sitting in a room. the issue right now that's relevant is the acknowledgement that if we're going to raise revenues that are sufficient to balance with the very tough cuts that we've already made and the further reforms and entitlements that i'm prepared to make, that we're going to have to see the rates on the top 2% go up. and we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. p what i've sug
also major unrest in egypt as 100,000 protesters stormed the palace in cairo forcing president morsi to flee. we'll update you on the situation there. but first our top story live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. and we begin with the latest on the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff deadline of automatic tax hikes on everybody and what appears to be a stalemate in the negotiations. in his first interview since the election, president obama reiterated his demand that any deal must...
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before that atresz, more violence today in the streets of cairo. protesters demanding president morsi rescind his decree once again clashing with police. there are calms for giant protests coming up for tomorrow as well as saturday. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us live from cairo with more on this. president morsi, richard, is expected to address the nation at the top of the hour. do we have any information about what he's going to say basically trying to calm the crowds that are expected to protest? >> reporter: yeah. i think what he's going to say, however, is not going to calm these crowds. it is only going to make them more angry. he's probably going to set a date for a referendum on the constitution. as you said, a week ago today, president morsi gave himself extraordinary powers. he made himself more powerful than any previous egyptian presidents. more powerful than the kings of egypt, in fact. he said that his word was law. that in decree that he issued could not be overturned by the supreme court, by any court in
before that atresz, more violence today in the streets of cairo. protesters demanding president morsi rescind his decree once again clashing with police. there are calms for giant protests coming up for tomorrow as well as saturday. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us live from cairo with more on this. president morsi, richard, is expected to address the nation at the top of the hour. do we have any information about what he's going to say basically trying to calm the...
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embassy protests in cairo. and that one element which was agreed to by everyone internally never gets denied by anyone, right? so that actually lets off the hook the first theory of what the scandal was here. just to be clear. >> fair enough, but i have a question. why did the cia or whoever wrote that first briefing say that when it looks like nobody in libya thought that there was ever a protest and nobody in libya believed that this was anything but a terrorist attack, and in the original reports, you know, were murky, and i agree, there is a fog of terrorism, but if you don't know much in the aftermath as i think a fair point to make, why go with one kind of theory over another? we're trying to figure it out. >> eli, that's exactly my point and that's what i find fascinating about it. look, the entire thing read to me was state and cia literally warring over who was going to be holding the bag on this, right? >> sure. >> that was really what it looked like to me. what was so fascinating is you say in the fo
embassy protests in cairo. and that one element which was agreed to by everyone internally never gets denied by anyone, right? so that actually lets off the hook the first theory of what the scandal was here. just to be clear. >> fair enough, but i have a question. why did the cia or whoever wrote that first briefing say that when it looks like nobody in libya thought that there was ever a protest and nobody in libya believed that this was anything but a terrorist attack, and in the...
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cairo had happened. right? cairo happened before benghazi so if you are concerned about this video you have done absolutely nothing after you received notice that the video was going to be disseminated, you have done absolutely nothing after cairo happened, okay? you with me? cairo has happened and you have changed not one iota of your military posture. but yet, but yet, when the attack in benghazi happens, which is unconnected with the video, 50% of your action items coming out of a sivits relate to the video. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] we've talked to members who have read through the report here and that there are different lanes that deal with secretary clinton, defense, so on, and so forth, there are folks who are going to read this report and say this is just a part to get hillary clinton 130 days before the election, 27 days before the convention. how do you, regardless of what's in the report, that's going to be the criticism. how do you deflect that? some of you said well, this demonstrated in
cairo had happened. right? cairo happened before benghazi so if you are concerned about this video you have done absolutely nothing after you received notice that the video was going to be disseminated, you have done absolutely nothing after cairo happened, okay? you with me? cairo has happened and you have changed not one iota of your military posture. but yet, but yet, when the attack in benghazi happens, which is unconnected with the video, 50% of your action items coming out of a sivits...
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>> they basically pointed the finger at five of us working in the cairo. i was in the country when they sent security forces into our hotel room and they have charged me with aiding and abetting a terrorist organization. i have to say we've had seven sessions in court so far and three guys have been in a cage in the prison and not provided a shred of evidence that we did anything like that. our behavior was just like international journalists last year including nbc's, we try to tell a story. they are now basically calling journalists terrorists in cairo. >> you're covering the conflict between the muslim brotherhood, president morsi and the success regime which the united states government deliberately doesn't call a coup because there would be all kinds of sanctions if that were the case and the u.s. administration is still grateful that egypt is supporting the treaty with israel and not ab lig gating others. >> he stopped aid to egypt because they were worried about how egypt was treating not just journalists but any opposition, including muslim brother
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. >>> want to show you live pictures we have coming into us from cairo this hour. tens of thousands of protesters in tahrir square right now standing in opposition to president mohamed morsi and the constitution that was approved earlier today. nbc's richard engel is going to join us live in a moment. >>> possible big news coming from the supreme court today on marriage equality in america. the nine justices are meeting right now. >>> and today's big question. fiscal cliff hardball. should the president be on the road or back in washington hammering out a fiscal cliff compromise? tweet me @thomasaroberts or on facebook. i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love 'em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. that's 1% back on... [ toy robot sounds ] 2% on pumpkin pie. and apple. 3% back on 4 trips to the airport. it's as easy as... -[ man ] 1... -[ woman ] 2... [ woman ] 3. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a
. >>> want to show you live pictures we have coming into us from cairo this hour. tens of thousands of protesters in tahrir square right now standing in opposition to president mohamed morsi and the constitution that was approved earlier today. nbc's richard engel is going to join us live in a moment. >>> possible big news coming from the supreme court today on marriage equality in america. the nine justices are meeting right now. >>> and today's big question. fiscal...
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martin fletcher is in tel aviv, and jim is in cairo. but we begin in gaza. this truce was marked by a huge celebration there in gaza today. tell us about it. >> that's true. in fact, tens of thousands of palestinians showed up in gaza city. and actually in cities all across the gaza strip to hear from various leaders of all of the palestinian factions. the biggest one was by far and large in gaza city. some leaders we haven't heard in the past eight days, many in hiding, came out today to address the thousands of people who gathered. they're portraying this and describing this as a victory. they say for the first time hamas has not only defeated israel, but has also shown the world what they're about against a back drop of changes taking place all across the arab world. they also sent a message to the united states saying that they should, the united states should support the palestinian people and not the occupation. hamas was going to remain defiant in the face of israel's aggression on its people. alex? >> okay. thank you very much for the latest from gaz
martin fletcher is in tel aviv, and jim is in cairo. but we begin in gaza. this truce was marked by a huge celebration there in gaza today. tell us about it. >> that's true. in fact, tens of thousands of palestinians showed up in gaza city. and actually in cities all across the gaza strip to hear from various leaders of all of the palestinian factions. the biggest one was by far and large in gaza city. some leaders we haven't heard in the past eight days, many in hiding, came out today to...
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when i speak after the arabs, i mean cairo and also what you're hearing from the uae and saudi arabia is silence. other than qatar and turkey, hamas does not have any partners. >> yeah, it's been a tremendous and fascinating shift post-arab spring to see basically egypt and israel and saudi arabia all aligned essentially on the same page on this operation. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you so much. >> sure thing. >>> you can catch andrea's show weekdays at 12:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. we'll be right back. vo: this is the summer. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. so get out there, and get the best price guaranteed. find it for less and we'll match it and give you $50 toward your next trip. expedia. find yours. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insuran
when i speak after the arabs, i mean cairo and also what you're hearing from the uae and saudi arabia is silence. other than qatar and turkey, hamas does not have any partners. >> yeah, it's been a tremendous and fascinating shift post-arab spring to see basically egypt and israel and saudi arabia all aligned essentially on the same page on this operation. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you so much. >> sure thing. >>> you can catch...
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he has not achieved the breakthroughs that he wanted when he went to cairo in 2009. and while many on his team have abandoned the playing field, mitchell, dennis ross, this is a unique opportunity for him to reinvigorate his middle east leadership and bring a new team in with new ideas and strategies to resurrect the commitments he made in cairo which is essential to u.s. long-term interest. >> the other relationship is the one between the president and prime minister -- mr. netanyahu, who actually praised the president's diplomatic efforts within this. he's got an election coming up. it's been something of a rocky relationship, if you will. how does this -- the president's involvement strengthen his relationship with netanyahu going forward? >> there's been all this criticism of this relationship, the dysfunctionalty over political issues, negotiations. one thing that's quite clear to me in watching the president very carefully, after the election, he didn't need the jewish vote in florida or new york, and yet he stood up to the plate, he had his reels backed when i
he has not achieved the breakthroughs that he wanted when he went to cairo in 2009. and while many on his team have abandoned the playing field, mitchell, dennis ross, this is a unique opportunity for him to reinvigorate his middle east leadership and bring a new team in with new ideas and strategies to resurrect the commitments he made in cairo which is essential to u.s. long-term interest. >> the other relationship is the one between the president and prime minister -- mr. netanyahu,...
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now al jazeera is citing sources and saying that a ceasefire will be announced in cairo this evening. israeli radio reporting that the ceasefire could be declared during secretary clinton's visit to jerusalem. she left from southeast asia where she has been traveling with the president. her diplomatic mission is the most direct engagement yet in these negotiations. >> her visits will build on the engagement that we've undertaken over the last several days including the engagement by president obama and secretary clinton with leaders in the region and to support a de-escalation of the violence. >> president obama himself was on the phone in the early hours of the morning trying to prevent the conflict from escalating into a ground war. explosions and smoke clouds dotted the skyline in gaza again as soon as the sun was up. more than 100 people are now confirmed dead there with dozens of children among those killed. more rockets from gaza landing in southern israel today. one sent flying in the direction of jerusalem. israeli police said more than 60 rockets were fired by midday. thousan
now al jazeera is citing sources and saying that a ceasefire will be announced in cairo this evening. israeli radio reporting that the ceasefire could be declared during secretary clinton's visit to jerusalem. she left from southeast asia where she has been traveling with the president. her diplomatic mission is the most direct engagement yet in these negotiations. >> her visits will build on the engagement that we've undertaken over the last several days including the engagement by...
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help and right to demand of egypt that it protect israeli diplomats in cairo. there's a fascinating thing, michael oren said, which i think is mainly true, which is that, you and i have both been in tahrir square. we were there together a few months ago and you know what the people of egypt want. they do want jobs, they want freedom. they want accountability. and some of this anger that you saw this weekend was real anger, and a lot of it was channeled toward the israeli embassy when, in fact, the target of these demonstrators, mainly has been their own government. it's very useful for the people who rule egypt right now so have that diversion, i suppose you would call it. >> very briefly we should mention that hillary clinton today again came out against a palestinian state designation resolution at the u.n. in those meetings next week. and also, said that she is sending two envoys back to the region, but we know the story of envoys. they are dennis ross and david hale. >> coming back to your point about oslo, we've seen a lot of diplomats go to the middle eas
help and right to demand of egypt that it protect israeli diplomats in cairo. there's a fascinating thing, michael oren said, which i think is mainly true, which is that, you and i have both been in tahrir square. we were there together a few months ago and you know what the people of egypt want. they do want jobs, they want freedom. they want accountability. and some of this anger that you saw this weekend was real anger, and a lot of it was channeled toward the israeli embassy when, in fact,...
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nbc news, cairo. >> all right. thank you for that. well, president obama may be in a new battle with congress this time over sandy relief money. he asked to prove $64 billion for the hard hit states like new york and new jersey. most of that money is meant to help the victims. $13 billion will be used to protect against future storms. but a democratic aide tells nbc news they don't expect republicans to hand over the money saying, quote, we're going to have to fight for it. >>> to the saturday weather now, snow is the word in parts of the country, washington state, a foot is expected to fall. a storm blanketing the midwest. nbc meteorologist dylan has the details. >> reporter: good morning, alex. not too many dry spots across the northern half of the country. it's snowy across michigan right now where most of the cold air is located. elsewhere we are seeing freezing rain in central and northern new england. rain moving through massachusetts right now, sprinkling in new york city. some heavier rain in southern ohio. the big story is th
nbc news, cairo. >> all right. thank you for that. well, president obama may be in a new battle with congress this time over sandy relief money. he asked to prove $64 billion for the hard hit states like new york and new jersey. most of that money is meant to help the victims. $13 billion will be used to protect against future storms. but a democratic aide tells nbc news they don't expect republicans to hand over the money saying, quote, we're going to have to fight for it. >>>...
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we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased agreement. the very first phase is about the principles. both sides, egypt -- sorry, egypt has brokered this so both sides, israel and hamas, agree in principle to a truce. the principle is a quiet in exchange for quiet. i'm sure that this will come out later, be but i'm sure that the presence of hillary clinton was instrumental in nudging both sides and the egyptians towards at least this basic guarantee of safety, guarantee of quiet right now. they have a cease-fire, they have a truce. there is absolutely no agreement at all on any of the key demands. that means that starting in the second phase, the
we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased...
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for sure joy is right on the mark about the bug up their butts that a lot of folks have about the cairo speech. but the context there was one we can forget. it's in which a new administration firmly believed, whether you agree with them or not, that its predecessor, george w. bush, had been fighting essentially a war on islam. that was the view on the arab street and the obama folks went out very directly in cairo in 2009 to rebut that. now, that had some collateral damage particularly among the israeli public which seems to have forgotten in large measure that the level of cooperation, be it economic, military, intelligence sharing between the two courts has never exceeded what now finds with president obama. >> i'm going to leave it on that point. jim warren and joy reid, thank you for joining us this evening. >> thank you. >>> ahead, michele bachmann running from reality? sorry congressman. you can run but you can't hide from the truth. plus, in tonight's nice try but we've got you segment, what could possibly go wrong? don't worry, we've got them. >>> and march madness is here. coll
for sure joy is right on the mark about the bug up their butts that a lot of folks have about the cairo speech. but the context there was one we can forget. it's in which a new administration firmly believed, whether you agree with them or not, that its predecessor, george w. bush, had been fighting essentially a war on islam. that was the view on the arab street and the obama folks went out very directly in cairo in 2009 to rebut that. now, that had some collateral damage particularly among...
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when i speak after the arabs, i mean cairo and also what you're hearing from the uae and saudi arabia is silence. other than qatar and turkey, hamas does not have any partners. >> yeah, it's been a tremendous and fascinating shift post-arab spring to see basically egypt and israel and saudi arabia all aligned essentially on the same page on this operation. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you so much. >> sure thing. >> you can catch andrea's show weekdays at 12:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. we'll be right back. over 20 million kids everyday in our country lack access to healthy food. for the first time american kids are slated to live a shorter life span than their parents. it's a problem that we can turn around and change. revolution foods is a company we started to provide access to healthy, affordable, kid-inspired, chef-crafted food. we looked at what are the aspects of food that will help set up kids for success? making sure foods are made with high quality ingredients and prepared fresh everyday. our collaboration with citi has helped us really acc
when i speak after the arabs, i mean cairo and also what you're hearing from the uae and saudi arabia is silence. other than qatar and turkey, hamas does not have any partners. >> yeah, it's been a tremendous and fascinating shift post-arab spring to see basically egypt and israel and saudi arabia all aligned essentially on the same page on this operation. nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you so much. >> sure thing. >> you can catch andrea's...